Side Effects May Include...

(Web published) · 2014

3–730 min17+ yrs1.0/5 complexity1Party

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How do you play Side Effects May Include...?

Side Effects May Include... is a Screw Your Neighbor, party game for the over and under medicated. Players take on the role of pharmaceutical companies attempting to pass their drugs through a government review process or sorts.

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official art · (Web published)

Each round a condition is flipped face up. Players research medication cards to treat the condition, but medications always come with side effects, and corporate spies are rampant.

Side effects are dealt to players and they choose whether to steal results from a neighboring pharma company keep the results they have. Once each player has 5 side effects, the medications are passed to the dealer who is the reviewer for that round. The dealer decides which medication is the least harmful; that medication is passed and treats the condition. The first player to treat 3 conditions wins.

And sometimes the treatment is worse than the cure.

Warning: Side Effects May Include... Uncontrollable laughter.

game anatomy

Complexity1.0 / 5

Vibe

Party

Language dependence

Some text — easily memorized

🌐 plays without English

Play time

30 min

Players

3–7

Recommended age

17+ yrs

from Trișache · verified

Frequently asked questions

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Q3How do you play Side Effects May Include...?

Side Effects May Include... is a card game game, for 3–7 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring trading. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Side Effects May Include... — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.

Q4How many players does Side Effects May Include... support?

Side Effects May Include... is played by 3–7 players.

Q5How long does a game of Side Effects May Include... take?

A game of Side Effects May Include... takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)

Q6What age is Side Effects May Include... for?

Side Effects May Include... is recommended from age 17.

Q7How complex is Side Effects May Include...?

Side Effects May Include... has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.0 out of 5.

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